After too many years of creamy farm hunting, I thought it was time to get back into some public land stuff and challenge myself more. It’d been years since my dad and I used to spend our weekends up...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 03:15 PM
My first sambar stag. I shot it yesterday evening while out peacock shooting with Dad. I had just shot at a peacock at 265m when this guy popped his head up in my line of fire. Dad quickly confirmed...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:48 PM
Having shot maybe 6 deer on the farm this year. I thought it was time to get out for a semi decent walk with the young fullah, also managed to talk Philipo in to coming,and maybe shoot a deer a or...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 10:01 AM
Just more shit you don’t need in your pack. Never done it in 30 years. Flowing back country waters fine.
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 09:36 AM
I whistled a few times and James shouted ‘stand up you lazy bugger’, after a couple of minutes of various insults he stood to a whistle, the .284 cracked and it feel to the ground. 240115 On the...
Liked On: 04-01-2024, 08:04 AM
Except when you’re nine and starting out it’s more like “ If it’s brown - it’s down “. Just had two nights away. 20 plus deer seen. 3 shot. 2 missed. Cooking on fires and camping out. Doesn’t get any...
Liked On: 04-01-2024, 08:01 AM
Its tipping down again at base camp…..so much for the El Nino ‘hotter and dryer than normal’ propaganda thrown at us in October. So I thought I’d write up our hunting trip to date: The Nissan...
Liked On: 04-01-2024, 07:59 AM
Fergy project on the go 211707
Liked On: 04-01-2024, 07:35 AM
Thanks to craigc Charlie was stoked with his new secondhand Tatonka ( just like dad but smaller ). We took took off on Friday afternoon. The wx was unbelievably hot. Having the bright idea of taking...
Liked On: 24-12-2023, 09:20 AM
Good couple of days hunting Sika with Pop Shot one of them was this hind shot at 431m with the 223, 75gr ELDM. Entered snug right shoulder and excited opposite side, she went no more then 40m...
Liked On: 20-12-2023, 04:56 PM
An evening out with the .223 All 52 grn Targex. I will write a report. 239510
Liked On: 18-12-2023, 08:07 AM
230m, 73gr ELDM, entered high on crease, exited opposite side, staggered 15m and tipped over. 239507 239508
Liked On: 16-12-2023, 11:29 AM
A Mate has just taken out first and second place in DOC GOAT Hunt Whangarei Area, Northland Photo of 2nd place - will try get a pic of 1st 117 5/8 DS 39” 239450
Liked On: 16-12-2023, 08:17 AM
The goal for summer was simple - go old school. Shoot a deer on public land, in the bush, wearing a black singlet and stubbies. No need to cover up every bright white-boy pre-Christmas tee shirt...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 03:42 PM
Myself and forum member Nick-D hatched a plan to do a fly camp in the Kaimanawas for a few nights in December to help fill a void of venison before the blowies turn up in force and the ground becomes...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 07:37 AM